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Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Like many other UMS students, our new year eve ambiances surrounded by Final's tension and pressure. Studying should be the only right thing to do at this moment. Me and Liyi start off our day with a delicious lunch served by 丽雅 restaurant situated at One Borneo. 

The quality of their food never stop amazed me, i could always discover valuable and irresistible delicacies in this place. This time, the century eggs were served in such special way, that we thought we couldn't finished by looking at the portion, but somehow we finished them, bite by bite, non-stop! They specialized in Sichuan Cuisine, which famous of the excessive peppercorn that produce intense fragrance, and tingly numbing flavor in your mouth. 
Sour-Spicy Noodle/酸辣面 @丽雅 One Borneo
They also offer Spicy Hotpot (麻辣火锅), prior to 2hours advance booking. 

LIYA RESTAURANT
G-918, Ground Floor, 1Borneo Hypermall Autocity,
Jalan Sulaman, 88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
                                                                    Tel: 088-484125

Century Egg, serve with green pepper chillies and Peanut!
31/12/2012 was one of the most complicated day of mixing feeling of dilemma for me too. My application letter of replacing my final exam to Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic for my trip to Korea with my fellow Student Council members was rejected, with the reason "the exam timetable was developed much earlier, thus no replacement is available prior to your request". The feeling of disappointment and anger tangling within me when i received the letter of disapproval. 

I made my way to Chancellory in order to further my discussion with the D.V. Chancellor, but unfortunately he was in Kuala Lumpur and unavailable at the moment, but i managed to obtain his personal number from his PA. After sending a SMS regarding of further explanation toward the trip, i was rejected for the 2nd time!

Bringing the sad and disappoint feeling walked into Student Affair Office, me and Chin Chee Keong saw the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affair car! I guess this is a chance, a lucky opportunity for us to proceed with the trip. Finally, he told us that if our lecturer agree to allow us sit for the exam prior or after the trip, we can go for the trip to Korea. Thus, after obtaining approval from my beloved lecturer, Mr Charlie Albert, i guess once again, i overcome the obstacles that prohibits me to join the trip, after all, i tried my best and happy ending story i assumed! 

Fez with the "Napkin"
Met with my fellow Couchsurfing friends from KK, and people around the world for dinner at Party Play, Lintas. I had missed many fun moment with this bunch of fun fellows ever since i bend my thumb and wrapped with a thick plaster on my arm. Socializing with them really put myself to forgot the tense of the exam.
Norwegian Salmon @ Party Play, Lintas.
The price of the food here is pretty reasonable, for the portion it served. Me myself ordered a plate of grilled Salmon steak, while Liyi ordered grilled lamb shoulders. Apart of the food, the atmosphere surrounding is very suitable for people to gather and socialize. The environment is comfortable, too.

beautifully lit blackboard at Party Play, Lintas.
Jinny Posing with the sweet blue handbag, eye catching!

GF1 with Lumix 20mm capturing smiles of this sweet lady!

Guest from Zimbawe 


CouchSurfer from Manila, Philippine
Group Photo, without me =(
Jinny + Liyi
They moved to other places to celebrate the coming of 2013, while me and Liyi plan to celebrate it by ourselves. So we decided to split up and meet for the next time! 


Our count down activity situated at Kokol Hill, somewhere near Inanam, and Kasih Sayang resort. Liyi and me bought some Budweiser and drive toward the hill to try our luck for some spectacular firework. About 30minutes drive from the city to the hill, we park our car aside and wait for the time to come, counting down into 2013!

Although there wasn't any fantastic firework played during the emission toward 2013, we still very much enjoying the atmosphere in the city, and even up on the hill, where we can hear Karaoke in the house (There are houses up the hill), party with DJ in the yard, and even photographers mounting their camera on tripod await the showcase of firework in the town!
MERRY 2013!  
HAPPY NEW YEAR ! !    2 0 1 3   =] =) =D 
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02:21:00

Celebrating 2013!

Like many other UMS students, our new year eve ambiances surrounded by Final's tension and pressure. Studying should be the only right ...
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Friday, 26 October 2012

This was my second experience on a foreign train after Bangkok - Aranyaprathet. When i boarded to the train, i saw most of the locals sitting in a group relaxing. Perhaps most of them travel in group with family or friends. As soon as the train started to run, i saw a family taking out their stuff from plastic bag, from drinks, to Bread, Cheese, Ham, and fruit. They were really well prepared for the long ride!

The train officer sell food and drinks on board with slightly higher price, but was acceptable. Things that amazed me is that no matter what they eat, the waste will directly throw from the window to outside. Well, i don't practice this so i kept the rubbish and passed it to the officer, but what happen is that they receive the rubbish from my hand and throw them directly through the window. Immediately i was stunt. Well, since I'm in their territory, so i think should follow their culture so i got used to it very soon. *Its a bad habit!
A lovely women slept on her husband's lap after many hours spent in the train. They must gone through many things in their life together, Happy, Sorrow, Tears, and laughter. Im envious at them, wonder if i can be like them one day, holding my partner's hand, walk around the beach every evening, with my kids running around us, share the joyful moment everyday. Throughout the journey, i met some friendly Vietnamese offer me fruits along the journey, and i also met a Vietnamese who speak Malay to me and letting me know when i arrived at my destination.

Stepping down from the train station after 20hours on wooden hard seat is really killing me. Finally i arrived in Huế, the historical city of Vietnam. At 3AM in the morning, I quickly flash out my iPad and figure out the way to my hotel. It wasn't far from the Train station to the place i heading to, approximately 20minutes by walk. Along the way there were many motorcyclists offered me riding services but i rejected them all. Soon later, i arrived in the hotel, "Than Thien Hotel" (Friendly Hotel). The receptionist was sleeping, but notice my arrival soon after i rang the door bell, he greeted me with singlet and short pants, and said he was waiting for my arrival, thats pretty awesome hospitality!



I booked a superior room via Agoda but they upgraded the room to deluxe room due to the unavailability of superior room. The room is super clean and look modern, its simply elegant. They even have wooden floor! For $10/Night, i have nothing to complaint about!



The next day, i was lucky enough to be in Huế on 2nd of September, which is their National Day. I met my CouchSurfing friend -Amy Nguyen in my hotel and she brought me to the Imperial Citadel just across the Truong Thien Bridge. Admission was free because it's Vietnam National Day. The spectacular Citadel was surrounded by local crowds from around Vietnam. 


Walking around this place gave me a feeling like time-walking to 80's and 90's, as u can see from their outfit, it gave me sort of retro feeling. Everyone is in group with big smile on their face and non-stop talking. *Vietnamese people speak really fast.


Huế Imperial Citadel has more than 200Years of history when Nguyễn Phúc Ánh took control over Vietnam and proclaimed himself as Emperor Gia Long. He chosen Huế as central headquarter to built this Palace. More than thousands of workers involve in the building of this Citadel. 

 A young lady look totally lost in the busy streets. 
The best delicacy in Vietnam require you to be down-to-earth and squat down to wait them to serve you. Guarantee tip top satisfaction for your tummy. Spring rolls with fresh vegetables and meat are typical Vietnam street food.


I have no idea why they put flower on the lock. I found this place on my way to visit some of the Emperor Tomb, the place is locked up, and flowers attached with the lock were shriveled. My local friend told me they put the flower with purpose, but even her don't know the exact reason why.


 Vietnam flag flying as the people celebrating National Day. It is one of the emperor Tomb in Huế. 



Personal Experiences in Huế. 
1. Expenses can be relatively cheap here, with $10 you can get a pretty comfy hotel room!
2. Vietnam Local cuisine, you have to be down-to-earth in order to get delicious and affordable Meal!
3. Bargain, even a bottle of mineral water from local grocery store.
4. Local tend to say hi when you pass by. In their language, Hi refer to "Hey, you are foreigner, i want to earn some money from u". *Not all but majority i'd say.
5. Friendly local friend be my tour guide, showing me around and have fun time in their unique local coffee shop.


In sum, Positive experiences beyond negative, definitely will come back again.
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10:33:00

Huế - Vietnam Experience

This was my second experience on a foreign train after Bangkok - Aranyaprathet. When i boarded to the train, i saw most of the locals sitti...
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